Month: August 2019

Mercer County State’s Attorney Meeghan Lee confirming that a former Aledo man has been denied in his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a criminal sexual assault case. Oral arguments were heard last month [FULL STORY]

A Mercer County Board member resigns to become Mercer County administrator. That happened last night for Ron Fullerlove of Sherrard.   The Quad City firm Bohnsack and Frommelt had been handling administrative duties for the [FULL STORY]

The Button Building and former Aledo Jr. High are two of the bigger properties key to downtown Aledo revitalization efforts. That subject was discussed this week with downtown consultant Erik Reader of 353 Court. Both [FULL STORY]

The Aledo City Council learns of some interest in three downtown vacant properties.  Former local State Farm agent and Mercer County native W.J. Albertson now owns the former Aledo Meat Market, Hall’s Shoes and Appleton [FULL STORY]

There’s been much focus on opioid abuse in recent years, but a new report from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shows that methamphetamine is still a big concern in the state, especially in rural [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos’ office now accepting applications from high school students for nominations to the United States Service Academies for the class entering in the fall of 2020. Each year, Bustos has the [FULL STORY]

A southern Illinois man remains in the Mercer County Jail on $500,000 bond as he awaits trial on Class X and Class 1 felony meth charges. 35 year old Justin Robert Jentz of Epworth had [FULL STORY]